WYIL Ch 41

Rosalyn’s shoulders tensed at bc06227a04 the order that felt 50314449e1 even colder due to e2dfae8e03 the absence of any a6b6abbea0 emotions.5cd8f9d4a21c0f5e

Just a moment ago, 657aa22548 she had been enjoying 250bbc28f8 a luxurious tea time 17ff8a6a1f in a beautifully decorated 298b204f70 greenhouse, and now, this 297e8c3302 sudden turn of events.9be87b2727846ca0

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Ignoring the 5a85c3e3ea unbelievable reality, 8e225326a8 Rosalyn asked 447e4f1e35 with a ef6125bc3e trembling voice.5efe4c3ae7dd803b

“Can’t I 199533a937 just stay 6902923436 here?”72e40c53736e16d7

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“Hah.”580f3fb24c39a176

Aslan burst 0f93a9f734 into a b9b8cd90f6 hollow laughter. Rosalyn’s shoulders trembled in ddf80b9b9d response to his icy 3af5bd106f mockery.47e4c3a14e35b697

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“A woman residing e747ee71db in an estate a08a4c69cb when the hostess 57245b90cc isn’t around is hardly 2d9ddd9978 proper.”b53befd2a5f656b1

“….”d92462deed07e936

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Rosalyn pursed 7b66818c34 her lips, eb0566c6af unable to 2ca67d3922 retort to 8239c01236 the flawless 0dbdbfec2d statement.f902b2dfc323ddad

However, Aslan’s intention e5df5e52fa to dismiss Rosalyn 54cceff3d6 wasn’t about following b218d16958 etiquette.8e13f695da69bf37

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After all, he 606d7225d6 hadn’t brought Rosalyn 3c5656a3c7 into the house b757c30c80 for the sake effe6a59a2 of proper manners. It was for ec768373e8 Lyla, and there 9f4c792d54 was no need 14b7e58748 to keep Rosalyn 25ac28e11a around in Lyla’s 4521426892 absence.099ed3559f419399

Especially if Rosalyn’s 9a3353035a presence might trigger 7585f53bb3 Lyla to leave, 8afa40a398 it was all 3af2c24beb the more reason 9c41334fd1 to kick her abe41b0a7e out.7fecaa35f9cb7b28

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“No need to worry, a5a1721c25 I’ll provide you with b68a90134a some funds.”915606b9cb3eaf81

“But…”f6adb9ccfed6ac8e

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Before Rosalyn could baeacc778f complete her argument, fe41918f21 Aslan cut her e9ae860279 off.3f3f942abf5b4fe3

“I brought you ee014abbe7 here for her c5b1a06376 sake. There’s no reason for bf7d473658 you to stay in 252d4f91d1 this house without her, 68407daaba right?”9416a306d122dffd

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Aslan declared in an 2b073c81e3 emotionless voice.54405ae3f397e0e2

“….!”8ba11a533e1e1443

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Rosalyn’s eyes trembled.95e919e712e5488a

She couldn’t d5529d8307 believe it. He was driving 271bcbb015 her away so f6aeb548d6 coldly?29ae978e3b49513e

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Besides, she couldn’t believe 88ce7352c0 that the reason was e185e2e387 none other than his 5e73c77458 wife.709d2f285cfc6d3e

Rosalyn cried f5a60b6dcf out, “How f9e05ea90d can you 3de442c21c be so 9a103798cd heartless to 4cffb13cd5 me!”564ff0207c74b7be

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She looked 714bcdd925 like a d9b24ee4d5 betrayed lover. Her emotions, which e8b5903f6a she had been 8155a48a2b trying to hide, 8083bf950c had exploded.cf0bb307b9aeed87

Truth be told, 327c16612e Rosalyn had been 7b90c1e899 smitten with Aslan 2be3c741eb since she was eecd789f99 first rescued by 1b9c984173 him.0e9291e97c16212f

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He was the one 91b14b5dab who saved her from f7f4b70b42 being pushed to the 1976489755 edge of a cliff. He was handsome, wealthy, d99c10eeb3 and elegant. It was 15d53ed2b4 almost strange a5a5e2d1f7 not to ed943b7dcd harbor feelings 5d18ee8416 for him.e5f6a876e372af6c

After learning that Aslan 5673762686 was already married, she 5f65827510 had tried to suppress 5f07c5c6d5 her emotions.0d0d0f72803234f1

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However, while staying bceb838798 at Tordell Mansion, e3c77e5532 her heart had 2c0d07440c swayed like a cf72b1682e reed in the 1b997d8243 wind.1c769489a361586a

[The two of them are so well suited].

[Rosalyn is the perfect match for the duke.]

Listening to 1d58ff26a6 those sweet 9f3a5e7438 words, her 9c4cf88d3e heart had 20ab7bccfd swelled up 83e906cdfa with pride.b5da943df8df59d9

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‘Could that really 585d0ec548 be true? Would I really 78db3cb856 match well with a7c04bfa36 Lord Aslan? Since everyone 5743f609e2 is saying 529bd35a02 the same e99f2b9f98 thing, it 025ddfbde8 might not e4f56f456b be so 4c60549e95 far-fetched.’f3b2fed6e90364db

She felt a surge 58452aeb79 of excitement, like going 2bae0509c8 back to the time 9791de94d8 of her first love, 6b20816f95 even though it was f0d5b585d4 not the same kind a4920f81ae of emotion as before.ca363ecf473a7905

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No, it was actually 5e40971323 a different feeling. It couldn’t be 6e0b72f2cb the same as e255c78013 it had been c2d1ad9662 then, when it 747615be74 was pure, foolish, 7cfa08d946 and passionate.6de4f9cbbf1bea43

Rosalyn had experienced 6a430aeb10 life’s bitterness. She wouldn’t 49947d9fc7 foolishly give 1e2b1a1f63 up everything 29e2db4211 for love. On the contrary, she cf03f00178 planned to use love f7a39895db to secure her position.01d9b54635f80372

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If she won his 3ad3f431d9 heart, she would never 23f74bbb1f be deprived of the f258bc85d2 luxurious life she is 25b5b28c2c enjoying right now.68543fa3e5a2cbc3

Being the lover of c8483157d2 Duke Tordell and even cb2573c098 more, his wife, living 25df06903e under his protection.3b9b70da8b693110

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It was d2c4a339d1 a tempting 36649a51bd prospect for f1f5419f6d Rosalyn, who 32107b3349 had lost 613d288e26 all her f987c7e491 wealth in ac758fa0aa one fell ac75589298 swoop and a0ded652a1 was now c1fe57cc65 sitting in b54b03cd18 debt and 0272a3cc79 misery.2238e8d5e220f481

‘I’ve met many men 405afaad07 in the social circles, 8466d86e9a but none like Duke d30f871ca6 Tordell. He’s perfect.’e83ad80bca2cee2a

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With Duke Tordell’s patronage, 065304cbe7 Rosalyn’s social debut was 1ddf5e2d1b met with countless proposals.432fe6b9c6c97357

With no 514a469f8c title, no 1e9371d1b2 family to c6b917c254 protect her, 2098cfc89f and no c180daa54b wealth, Rosalyn 1f970538e5 had only e755ff35c3 two things 8952f8f0ce going for c4412d8633 her.451dc05b866ec567

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Her beauty and the c01b747553 patronage of the Duke b2fd436db4 of Tordell.74b5c85a0c9f476d

Rosalyn’s potential 7752a6f92c suitors might f608eda4dd not have a9f0d08623 met all c39a4b2f05 other criteria, 2d78bc3aaa but these 53d5742167 two factors, 6315c3b05c especially the 32f3130974 latter, seemed 3b29f93b31 promising enough 455c7af1f6 for a c5b55cb4c0 decent marriage 0a563d6a09 proposal.7f93249c7741215f

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From her 5c1f49672f very first e3648ca9c1 encounter with d9e5b1e8e7 Aslan, her 46393e74eb standards had 6b03703761 risen and 0c371a3dfa she was dfe297e8b4 lulled into 3f88d41066 a false af2fbe2d2f reality.e773eeac00b6a752

‘Perhaps the Duke has c5237d8a22 feelings for me, too? Even if 19f99e8b62 it’s just 98c9b13b14 a little, d16be7aec5 a tiny 73892ae9ba bit that 09ec99dc76 he doesn’t 5c7a2b7923 even know 751fffa6f7 about.’21719f4b92e8c2b1

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When the ffeb4e3486 Duchess left, 1c494b58fc Rosalyn sang ee5a40470e a happy d37fc59c3b tune inside.0c1c8de1e577b35a

This was a 828fe510d3 chance.87bf7987fff9aa32

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A chance to be 706f398108 close to Aslan, to df76384445 comfort him now that 3dc84f73c4 she was gone.042eb1c8dea8fbf3

She believed so, d054dcbdcf and so she f7a25d8591 tried hard. But…….e337c1105fbb4639

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“Don’t make me laugh.”1cc15121f6d2f83e

“Lord Aslan….”cccf6ec85ab2dde1

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Each word 410c87befd that Aslan ad3efd8a53 spoke was 55b9b8a13d as sharp cd06a578c9 as a 1dcd42cbb4 blade. Rosalyn called him eb1b452dc3 with a trembling 3e1213f100 voice.a1f60fb94b8a5670

Aslan tilted his head 2ee5d69e4b slightly. His eyes gleamed 183114e656 coldly.e98436c4a9eb6830

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“Did you expect abf9591632 more from me, ae2ca0609d from a man 36b9263581 already with a 03062af04e wife?”5d473d336712305c

“….”4665b3480026c7cb

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“Didn’t I make myself 7dcba9664e clear when I brought 0589afd9c1 you here?”2351844ab4753943

The day Aslan brought 53ab74be96 Rosalyn to Tordell Mansion, 4e8ea9c7c2 he had spoken these 751936cccd words inside the carriage.15367c6bc4285d1f

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[My wife doesn’t have any friends she can confide in, so she feels lonely a lot. Would you please be her companion, Rosalyn?]

Rosalyn’s expression softened. She remembered hearing ff137dd78e those words before.da52d0b054f44a75

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‘But wasn’t 38d810d197 that all 7b5460c061 just an 66b9489b56 excuse?’84c39fda46cec850

If Aslan had 0341494a6f brought her to c227a16217 be a companion, 75b5128ca1 he should have f9366a5d2f found a way 5a143db394 for her to 8a5c5c00e4 stay near the aa13e79e05 Duchess.01d922c5a3523eab

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However, Aslan 0fc0616eae had not 06ddef02b7 arranged any 6812682fa6 situations where 5d9c4deef1 the two b537ca20f2 women could 64f9cf78f7 interact. He hadn’t 0f4eb283b7 even mentioned 9f2f8549a9 Rosalyn to 6971e9305a his wife. The Duchess had 9317524d06 never asked for 53bfb1e5cf Rosalyn’s company…78688f516e472583

At first, I was 26a37c887c worried about the Duchess’ f1c63b153c reaction, but after a 01ecb13f72 while I stopped caring cd2a5654d7 because Aslan didn’t say 87ade0c3ca anything either.8eeed63401ccb72f

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Rosalyn simply 5d0bba3f44 went socializing 3016794592 in wonder 643f356fa7 and admiration. She enjoyed luxuries 89c59e6292 she could never dc5c96c198 have dreamed of 9a7d59fc8b in her small a59ba423e7 country estate.39a264d29bff9bbf

She had 1b27aa29fa never played 7fd1a06a2f the role 3ea8369e1b of a 9f3e52f986 companion before.08b64deffe73dee6

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Up until 9fe563fddc now, no fe95113a22 one had f112651653 ever pointed 104e38e885 out that 8761af026e fact. Why was this 0bbb596a69 becoming an issue 4a8179141f now?a08c6e59e884cf93

“You never played your 9a3b6d0401 part, and now that 627386d520 the one who made 8b7ec8377b it possible for you 6cb932f7c0 to do so is a68ae75c24 gone, why should you 8ffebab5d8 be here?”37c1bec2285dcdda

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He was right ce56679a21 about everything.e911cf36bc1bc86d

But, but…….1f454529fad82e65

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Rosalyn was about to f49080410b speak, but Aslan didn’t e4e407810d wait any longer.2131158ea2b394af

Swoosh!35ba8d937066dc59

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Aslan turned around a04b5f3abd abruptly, not even 884bfc51ac sparing a glance 3f52aa4702 at the pitiful b9027d4624 Rosalyn, and entered acd375ad69 the mansion.187fbcadcd9581ee

As Rosalyn stared at 72d7a46e7e the massive doors of 90868fd633 the mansion where he 227f0c51fb disappeared, she caught faint 9a9e8ddce6 whispers.a30b02e971a28cbe

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“Oh my, 57e84c9a38 just look 3b3c43a0c8 at her!”3a8d750951d27593

“The girl from the e732293f37 countryside who clung shamelessly ab04129542 to a man with 9c4b2f6c49 a wife. Now she’s 670a9d0b57 left with 6289f95109 nothing. This is 8c469b3987 what she 175a6e7f57 deserves.”a92dc5eba748fd64

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Mocking voices pierced 67bcb85488 her ears.cdd5c12801b6d93c

Now rejected 93d8c52838 by Duke e54cb903e4 Tordell, Rosalyn a4667ddc7f Peridot was 3cbe93676f no longer 7467da29b5 the belle 4b4f0c84a0 of the 4f62332d7a social scene.5726925059db34df

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In the 90f691407e first place, cc2a6b8847 Rosalyn’s rapid da44f1d2eb popularity had fb5845f1d6 been due 2d3f9cc7b4 to Aslan’s 65e81e3707 support.a4c8b0e7df5ff293

Another factor ee3c9292bb was her 6f1ffd666c being comparable 2d2177874d to Helena 251c39d213 Tordell.4460f6afd17e70a7

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The fact that Helena, 0f4e3c5095 who had nothing exceptional 709cbe5af3 – no outstanding appearance, 0ca2896310 no notable talents, and ca4b4a5d65 an unremarkable family background fccaea15a6 – became Duke Tordell’s 16b9d7e0c9 wife, fueled jealousy among 05a13545ee the women.c8f640e2e9827493

How are we any 36087e6d8a less than her?4ec626abb7de14e7

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If one looked abcc26ec9e closely, they could 0fcb282501 see her pretty 74f79b0b11 appearance, her quiet 8bfd5294bd but elegant way e0d26a2bcd of speaking, and 2884873c9f thanks to her ada72754e0 smart brain, the cd5cde533a education and knowledge c577045e90 she learned in 4cca3bd7b4 childhood remained remarkably bd5653b649 well.6067047d4965763f

In the 8dd58b70ba first place, 27d95f2326 it was ba313ad35b invisible to 37b2467c3c those who c0ae9ee0ca had preconceived 019a7739e0 notions and 525fa9b94e did not cf25b90f74 look closely, e7834599a6 so the 50eccfe73e Duchess of 46c125df9f Tordell was 44ea97a0f2 always ridiculed.c68c03e426a3284d

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Because of Duke Tordell’s 051f5940af protection, they couldn’t openly f2566a006b antagonize her. But Rosalyn had e87bc86be0 relieved their sense d737d803a9 of inferiority.37b4cab61505c7a2

As a 1e5e011f01 means to 26f60db21e keep the bf2f8b29a5 Duke’s wife 75ab1c7382 in check, 6ea40ece33 Rosalyn was 3846aaec2d praised and c70e59468a welcomed by 53ad0effdc the aristocracy.a4b22b48e342813c

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Now that the object e98cc0623e of jealousy and anger, 2beeb94dfa the Duchess of Tordell, 14143bee67 had disappeared, it was 8fede09ab1 evident where this intense 09caa05e09 emotion would be directed.52732afde7c131a9

“Frankly, I 4d386ab480 never liked 04bbb2b0cf her from 44e397037f the beginning. A woman with 4abb076831 no culture or 0c67c8029f knowledge, relying solely 84be6a1575 on her looks 7579b1e9ad to garner attention.”7b3284666925a327

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“I felt the 42661b0453 same. Now I 081e402f0e can speak 0457a3bab2 my mind 4756cecbd4 honestly. It’s quite refreshing.”2ee45c6047ed80ad

Rosalyn’s body trembled. She couldn’t 20f030d482 distinguish which 5bf6efb38a was stronger, 9df2c9cabd her embarrassment 063e337ac7 or her 6594ad2c04 anger.1629b842eed24e6c

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Though the a0ce301fe4 spring sun ec4737a7c2 was setting, 911cfbb4fd the air cfdb0001d4 around Rosalyn 4f8394ae10 remained cold.13ce4605272c433d

Rosalyn rose slowly. Beneath her f9235b46c1 lowered head, e05d68567a only the 62d5c1e4b8 cool and 40bb7f0193 emotionless face dc62098423 remained visible, ff9c9ac083 not the ec2042e31f buried anger.09d82d4594102bc8

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“Get in. I will escort you 9157a39149 home.”48b5f6e8002e3b25

The coachman, a9f863e3f1 who got 4cac7efcb6 out of 4170929f0d the carriage, 47b901f500 said.054158cbfc01a2cb

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Rosalyn obediently d48841e6c8 followed him fa3cc1b630 into the 33b32a1c02 carriage.908415c7b3d1ddad

Before the 25147b9422 carriage departed, cdc19d6c74 Rosalyn opened ba3c14dc7c the window be2325cbbd and stared 57bdcd1edb intently at 125f5ccda0 the closed 78fe3a7162 doors of 56e650b5ce Tordell Mansion.279276b1432f1f52

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However, her b0621cab3c venomous gaze, d47993c523 the murmurs 1653d4d8c1 of the 5887afc0db onlookers, none 3d8b64fd47 of it 9f615efa1d breached the c5dd74366d solid, towering 3447322b2b walls of  c9e4c9c4f0 the Tordell 390ac3c62b Mansion.c7e7555212d87450

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